/ What did you get done today?

Despite the rather chilly weather forecast, me and a friend ventured out to Froggatt for our first trad outing of the year. I have to say, it couldn't have been nicer! The bottom of the crag was a sun trap and I didn't feel a shiver all day. Managed to get up Chequers Buttress, Allen's Slab and did a rather faffy ascent of Valkyrie, so pretty chuffed.

In reply to David Kirsfelds: Nice sunny day at Sea Walls in Avon, did a straighforward multipitch with my girlfriend then quickly seconded something harder. Few nice slab problems done on the shunt yesterday and a good bit of HVS mileage midweek. Don't get put off by the cold!

In reply to David Kirsfelds: Yeah I've got family over from abroad but it was such a nice morning decided to nip out for a bit. I was pretty reluctant to head home though
Nice one on Checkers Buttress and Valkyrie, brilliant routes.

Get it right. The thread title should be "What have you done today to make you feeeeeel proud?"

My answer: gave skiing lessons at Glenshee to one inexperienced daughter, one totally novice daughter, and one totally novice friend of said daughters. A certain amount of tears of frustration from the youngest, but a lot of progress. I even got to break out on my own while they were having macaroni peh breaks, and skied Carn Aosda (icy) and the Tiger (mega-icy)

I finally completed my 1:500 scale model of Buckingham Palace constructed entirely out of bogies. It's been 8 years in the making. I was hoping to have it ready for the Jubilee celebrations last year but, sadly, my mucous just wasn't up to it. A heavy cold, last month, eventually gave me the boost that I needed to get me over the line.

In reply to David Kirsfelds: Saw the forecast of zero degrees and high NW winds and decided to stay local and mountain bike rather than my traditional early season Birchen solo fest. Feel a bit gutted now hearing about warm rock! WTF?

I was also at Avon, falling off easy moves on the New Quarry traverse that I have not fallen of for six months, swearing at myself, and feeling very full of unpsyche. Not only that but I watched youngsters (must have been Stanners et al) who made me feel even older, weaker and fatter. Never mind today I went for a run and felt fit and feather light....not.

In reply to David Kirsfelds: Despite the rather chilly weather forecast (minus 8) me and my friend ventured out to the crag for our first ice outing of the year. I also have to say it couldn't have been nicer. Three or four pitches of blue ice in the sun were a lovely warm-up. More tomorrow...